Popjustice Retrochart - April 1983 - w/e 30/04/83

[Eric Generic]

EG's TOP 40 RETROCHART: Week Ending 30th April 1983

EG's Chartdust: It's a second #1 of 1983 for Michael Jackson, as Beat It dethrones Let's Dance. Bowie falls down to #4, with The Human League soaring into the runners-up spot and Culture Club inching up another place to #3. That means Eurythmics surprisingly stay at #5, while Thompson Twins can only climb to #6. Spandau Ballet and Toto also reach the Top 10, but OMD finish agonisingly short at #11.

A re-released Pale Shelter makes it three hits in a row for Tears For Fears, who get the week's highest entry. The Fun Boy Three cover their own song, released by the Go-Go's in 1981, and get another Top 30 entry for their troubles.

 

[Hairycub1969]

I can't believe that @phoenix123 and @Eric Generic have uploaded their Retrochart this week ahead of me! But I promise mine will be up here soon! Can MJ's "Beat it" make it two weeks at the top?

 

[cityofdoomsday]

April 30, 1983
#- Artist- Single - (Wks) Last Week
1. Styx - Mr. Roboto (13) 1
2. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science (14) 6
3. After the Fire - Der Kommissar (11) 8
4. Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind (17) 9
5. Journey - Separate Ways (13) 5
6. Flirts - Jukebox (19) 7
7. Frida - I Know There's Something Going On (28) 2
8. Laura Branigan - Solitaire (7) 13
9. ABC - Poison Arrow (24) 3
10. Heaven 17 - Let Me Go (20) 4
11. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (15) 11
12. Greg Kihn - Jeopardy (12) 12
13. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (15) 10
14. Patrick Simmons - So Wrong (7) 15
15. U2 - New Year's Day (11) 16
16. Toto - I Won't Hold You Back (7) 17
17. Duran Duran - Rio (9) 22
18. Michael Jackson - Beat It (10) 23
19. David Bowie - Let's Dance (6) 24
20. Barry Manilow - Some Kind Of Friend (10) 20
21. Men At Work -Overkill (4) 28
22. Irene Cara - Flashdance..What A Feeling (5) 30
23. Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me (10) 31
24. Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio (14) 21
25. Scandal - Love Has Got A Line On You (7) 29
26. Robert Hazard - Escalator Of Life (8) 18
27. Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (22) 19
28. Rick Springfield - Affair Of The Heart (3) 42
29. Golden Earring - Twilight Zone (23) 14
30. Culture Club - Time (3) 41
31. Joe Jackson - Breaking Us In Two (16) 27
32. Total Coelo - I Eat Cannibals (19) 34
33. Berlin - Metro (5) 35
34. Bow Wow Wow - Do You Wanna Hold Me? (2) 58
35. Adam Ant - Desperate But Not Serious (14) 26
36. Kenny Loggins - Welcome To Heartlight (5) 40
37. Oxo - Whirly Girl (9) 38
38. Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (28) 25
39. New Order - Blue Monday (2) 43
40. Champaign - Try Again (3) 56
41. Ultravox - Visions Of Blue (2) 44
42. Saga - Wind Him Up (5) 48
43. KC & the sunshine band w/Teri DeSario- Don't Run (10) 45
44. Lionel Richie - You Are (16) 32
45. Missing Persons - Walking In L.A. (8) 37
46. Def Leppard - Photograph (8) 47
47. Ronnie Milsap - Stranger In My House (6) 49
48. Lionel Richie - My Love (3) 63
49. Jarreau - Mornin' (4) 55
50. Night Ranger - Sing Me Away (3) 64
51. Tubes - She's A Beauty (4) 68
52. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy (4) 59
53. Robert Ellis Orral & Carlene Carter - I Couldn't Say No (3) 76
54. Call - When The Walls Came Down (7) 54
55. Chris DeBurgh - Don't Pay The Ferryman (8) 65
56. Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band - Even Now (6) 53
57. Planet P - Why Me (3) 67
58. Belle Stars - Sweet Memory (2) 69
59. Robbie Patton - Smiling Islands (7) 62
60. Thompson Twins - Lies (15) 33
61. London Symphony Orchestra - baker Street (1) <new
62. Modern English - I Melt With You (14) 39
63. Pretenders - Back On the Chain Gang (21) 51
64. Thompson Twins - Love On Your Side (1) <new
65. Rachel Sweet - Voodoo (23) 36
66. Echo & the Bunnymen - the Cutter (4) 70
67. Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed (1) <new
68. Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band - Shame On The Moon (20) 52
69. INXS - One Thing (4) 74
70. Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (11) 75
71. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Family Man (12) 90
72. Journey - Faithfully (3) 77
73. Styx - Don't Let It End (1) <new
74. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (3) 80
75. Tony Carey - I Won't Be Home Tonight (6) 73
76. Linda Ronstadt - Easy For You To Say (2) 87
77. Prince - Little Red Corvette (7) 78
78. Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (7) 46
79. Jam - Bitterest Pill (16) 50
80. George Clinton - Atomic Dog (4) 81
81. Blancmange - Waves (1) <new
82. Falco - Der Kommissar (4) 84
83. Pat Benatar - Looking For A Stranger (2) 88
84. Randy Newman - I Love L.A. (3) 85
85. ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' (2) 98
86. Bryan Adams - Straight From The Heart (4) 89
87. Jim Capaldi - That's Love (1) <new
88. Sparks w/Jane Wiedlin - Cool Places (2) 95
89. O.M.D. - Telegraph (2) 97
90. ABC - All Of My Heart (7) 100
91. Pat Benatar - Anxiety (4) [reentry]
92. Gary Portnoy - Everybody Knows Your Name (1) <new
93. Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle - You & I (29) 79
94. Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains (21) 93
95. Mood - Paris Is One Day Away (4) [reentry]
96. Stephen Bishop -It Might be You (5) 96
97. Kenny Rogers - All My Life (1) <new
98. Stranglers - European Female (1) <new
99. English Beat - I Confess (2) 99
100. Gap Band - Outstanding (4) 72
Dropouts
. Red Rider - Light/Human Race
. Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
. Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle
. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Change Of Heart
. Jefferson Starship - Wind Of Change
. Lou Rawls - Wind Beneath My Wings
. Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore
. Felony - Fanatic
. Walter Egan - Full Moon Fire
. Yaz - Only You
. Mac McAnally - Minimum Love

 

[cityofdoomsday]

Most Weeks at #1 (# of #1's)
1. Abba 24 (5)
2. Donna Summer 20 (3)
3. Crystal Gayle 13 (3)
4. Neil Diamond 13 (2)
5. E.L.O. 11 (2)
6. Human league 10 (1)
7. Olivia Newton-John 9 (2)
8. Joe Jackson 9 (2)
9. Earth, Wind, & Fire 8 (3)
10. Bee Gees 8 (2)
11. Moody Blues 7 (1)
12. Kim Wilde 7 (1)
13. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 7 (1)
Most Top 10 hits
1. Donna Summer 11
2. E.L.O. 11
3. Olivia Newton-John 9
4. Abba 7
5. Crystal Gayle 7
6. Blondie 6
7. Pat Benatar 6
8. Little River Band 6
9. Chic 6
10. Earth, Wind & Fire 5
11. Meco 5
12. Air Supply 5
13. Lipps Inc. 5
Number One singles so far:
artist - song -------#1 peak date-(weeks at #1) * -nonconsecutive weeks at #1
1.Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You - 7-2-77 (3)
2.Jennifer - Do It For Me - 7-23-77 (3)
3.Helen Reddy - You're My World - 8-13-77 (2)
4. London Symphony Orchestra - Star Wars -8-27-77 (4)
5. Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 -9-24-77 (1)
6. Meco - Star Wars -10-7-77 (3)
7. Donna Summer - I Feel Love -10-22-77 (4)
8. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life -11-19-77 (1)
9. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes.. -11-26-77 (6)
10. Freda Payne - Love Magnet -1-7-78 - (2)
11. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love -1-21-78 (1)
12. Santa Esmerelda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood -1-28-78 (4)
13. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 2-25-78 (7)
14. Kansas - Dust In The Wind -4-15-78 (3)
15. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You 5-6-78 (3)
16. Earth,Wind, & Fire - Fantasy -5-22-78 (1)
17. Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen -6-3-78 (2)
18. Abba - Take A Chance On Me -6-17-78 (1)
19. Love & Kisses - How Much I Love You -6-24-78 (5)
20. Dee D Jackson - Automatic Lover -7-29-78 (3)
21. Pattie Brooks - After Dark -8-19-78 (4)
22. Chris Rea - Fool If You Think It's Over -9-16-78 (2)
23. Ritchie Family - I Feel Disco Good -9-30-78 (1)
24. Boston - Don't Look Back -10-7-78 (2)
25. Donna Summer - MacArthur Park -10-21-78 (11)
26. Abba - Summer Night City - 1-6-79 (7) *
27. Arabesque - Friday Night -2-17-79 (2)
28. Giorgio Moroder - Chase -3-10-79 (4)
29. Frank Mills - Music Box Dancer -4-7-79 (5)
30. Machine - There But For The Grace of God -5-12-79 (2)
31. Claudja Barry - Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes -5-26-79 (5)
32. Earth,Wind, & Fire & Emotions - Boogie Wonderland-6-30-79 (3)
33. Amii Stewart - Light My Fire -7-21-79 (5)
34. Ring - Savage lover -8-25-79 (1)
35. Night -Hot Summer Nights -9-1-79 (4)
36. Sniff N' The Tears - Driver's Seat -9-29-79 (1)
37. M - Pop Muzik -10-6-79 (5)
38. France joli- Come To Me -11-10-79 (2)
39. Crystal Gayle - Half the Way -11-24-79 (5) *
40. Yvonne Elliman - Love Pains -12-15-79 (1)
41. Rupert Holmes - Escape -1-5-80 (2)
42. E.L.O. - Last Train To London -1-19-80 (4)
43. Donna Summer - On The Radio -2-16-80 (5)
44. Dan Fogelberg - Longer -3-22-80 (1)
45. Crystal Gayle - It's like We never Said Goodbye -3-29-80 (2)
46. Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love -4-12-80 (5)
47. Blondie - Call Me -5-17-80 (3)
48. Gary Numan - Cars -6-7-80 (4)
49. Ann Margret - Midnight Message -7-5-80 (1)
50. Blondie - Atomic -7-12-80 (1)
51. Olivia Newton-John - Magic -7-19-80 (2)*
52. Meco -Empire Strikes Back -7-26-80 (4)
53. Irene Cara - Fame -8-30-80 (2)
54. Olivia Newton John & E.L.O. - Xanadu -9-13-80 (7)
55. Harry Thumann - Underwater -11-1-80 (2)
56. Viola Wills - If you Could Read my Mind -11-15-80 (3)
57. Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks -12-6-80 (8)
58. Abba - the Winner Takes It All - 1-31-81 (8)
59. Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop The Music 3-28-81 (6)
60. Juice Newton - Angel Of The morning 5-9-81 (4)
61. Neil Diamond- America 6-6-81 (5)
62. Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache 7-11-81 (5)
63. Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love 8-15-81 (3)
64. Pat Benater - Fire And Ice 9-5-81 (2)
65. Moody Blues - the Voice 9-19-81 (7)
66. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme 11-7-81 (1)
67. Earth Wind & Fire - Let's Groove 11-14-81 (4)
68. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked On Classics 12-12-81 (10)
69. Abba - When All Is Said And Done 2-20-82 (5)
70. Little River band - Take It Easy On Me 3-27-82 (1)
71. Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire/Titles 4-3-82 (6)
72. Human League - Don't You Want Me 5-15-82 (10)
73. Kim Wilde - Kids In America 7-24-82 (7)
74. Air Supply - Even The Nights Are Better 9-11-82 (2)
75. Asia - Only Time Will Tell 9-25-82 (2)
76. Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran 10-9-82 (5)
77. Billy Joel - Pressure 11-13-82 (2)
78. Joe Jackson -Steppin' Out 11-27-82 (6)*
79. Pat Benatar - Shadows Of the Night 1-1-83 (1)
80. ABC - Look Of Love 1-22-83 (1)
81. Toto - Africa 1-29-83 (2)
82. Billy Joel - Allentown 2-12-83 (4)
83. Joe Jackson - Breaking Us In Two 3-12-83 (3)
84. ABC - Poison Arrow 4-2-83 (2)
85. Frida - I Know There's Something Going On 4-16-83 (1)
86. Styx - Mr. Roboto 4-23-83 (2)
Most weeks In Top 100- by song WKS (Peak Position)
1. Human League - Don't You Want Me 40 (1)
2. Viola Wills - If You Could Ready My Mind 37 (1)
3. ABBA - Summer Night City 35 (1)
4. Belle Epoque - Miss Broadway 35 (38)
5. ABC - Look Of Love 34 (1)
6. Don Ray - Got To Have Loving 34 (3)
7. ABBA - Winner Takes It All 33 (1)
8. Harry Thumann - Underwater 33 (1)
9. Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed 33 (2)
10. Pendulum - Gypsy Spirit 33 (3)
11. Paul Davis - I Go Crazy 33 (4)
12. Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O. - Xanadu 32 (1)
13. Irene Cara - Fame 32 (1)
14. Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love 32 (1)
15. Vivien Vee - Give Me A Break 32 (2)
16. Donna Summer - MacArthur Park 31 (1)
17. Laura Branigan -Gloria 31 (3)
18. Blondie - Call Me 30 (1)
19. Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play 30 (2)
20. Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O. 30 (2)
21. CJ & Co. - Devil's Gun 30 (2)

 

[cityofdoomsday]

5 years ago Gerry Rafferty had a top 10 with "Baker Street" the hits have stopped for Gerry, but Baker Street is back in a classical style! Royal Philharmonic Orchestra debuts at #61

 

[Eric Generic]

Wow, I did not know of this.

 

[Hairycub1969]

I'm the last to upload - sorry but I'm catching up with my BBC Nordic Noir dramas this evening "Follow the money" - will upload my Retrochart tomorrow!

 

[phoenix123]

I must get around to watching the second series of Follow The Money.

Who knew they could make so much drama out of renewable energy….

 

[Eric Generic]

I'm busy with "Joe Lycett's Got Your Back" and "Comedians Watching Football With Friends".

I fear my standards may be slipping, but I don't care...they're great.

 

[Hairycub1969]

Before I reveal the HMV Retrochart - here comes this week's makers and shakers:

Number 50 - new entry and the return of Elton John with some help from Stevie Wonder:
"I guess that's why they call it the blues"

"I simply love you more than I love life itself" - dedicated to my man with the blue eyes

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 49 - new entry. Linx have split and David Grant wants to be the next MJ - this is his new single "Stop and go":

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 47 - new entry for After the Fire with "Der Kommissar" - it's been bubbling outside the HMV Top 50 for a while now - but finally breaks in this week!

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 45 - new entry and the welcome return of XTC with their brand new single called "Great fire":

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 44 - new entry: Dollar have split up and here's the first solo single from David Van Day called "Young American's Talking":

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 42 - new entry for Hall and Oates who cover "Family Man":

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 30 - new entry for The Fun Boy Three and a song that was co-written by Terry Hall along with The Go Go's' Jane Wiedlin: "Our lips are sealed"

 

[Hairycub1969]

This week's highest new entry is at Number 28 and comes from Tears For Fears: "Pale Shelter":
Watch out for the Croc and planes in the video!

 

[Hairycub1969]

HMV Retrochart
W/e 30th April 1983
TW LW WoC HP Title Artist Mstream UK
1 5 2 1 TRUE Spandau Ballet 1
2 1 4 1 BEAT IT Michael Jackson 3
3 2 4 2 CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND Culture Club 5
4 13 2 4 (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION The Human League 4
5 3 6 1 LET'S DANCE David Bowie 6
6 4 6 4 WORDS F R David 2
7 7 4 7 LOVE IS A STRANGER Eurythmics 7
8 11 5 8 TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE U2 68
9 6 8 4 BREAKAWAY Tracey Ullman 10
10 17 4 10 OVERKILL Men at Work 25
11 10 7 10 WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND Nick Heyward 30
12 8 6 1 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW Duran Duran 27
13 19 5 13 ROSANNA Toto 12
14 28 4 14 LITTLE RED CORVETTE Prince 75
15 18 7 15 BLUE MONDAY New Order 13
16 12 12 3 BOXERBEAT Joboxers 19
17 9 9 8 TO LOOK AT YOU INXS N/A
18 14 8 9 BREAKING US IN TWO Joe Jackson N/A
19 49 2 19 CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU The Beat 50
20 20 11 20 THE LAST FILM Kissing the Pink 24
21 42 2 21 DANCING TIGHT Galaxy 20
22 35 3 22 TEMPTATION Heaven 17 14
23 31 3 23 WE ARE DETECTIVE Thompson Twins 9
24 38 3 24 NIGHTMARES A Flock of Seagulls 53
25 27 9 25 YOUNG FREE AND SINGLE Sunfire 21
26 44 2 26 WAR PARTY Eddy Grant 42
27 37 3 27 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND Level 42 46
28 NEW 1 28 PALE SHELTER Tears For Fears 22
29 24 12 2 SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) Eurythmics 33
30 NEW 1 30 OUR LIPS ARE SEALED Fun Boy Three 31
31 15 10 10 FIELDS ON FIRE (400 MILES) Big Country 29
32 34 5 32 MELT WITH YOU Modern English N/A
33 16 5 16 OOH TO BE AH Kajagoogoo 16
34 43 3 34 CANDY GIRL New Edition 44
35 22 14 1 BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson 41
36 46 2 36 MISS THE GIRL The Creatures 37
37 41 3 37 SWEET MEMORY The Belle Stars 43
38 47 2 38 STREET CAFÉ Ice House 62
39 21 6 21 YOU ARE IN MY SYSTEM Robert Palmer 80
40 23 6 21 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Tracie 15
41 25 7 8 DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE Altered Images 55
42 NEW 1 42 FAMILY MAN Hall and Oates 67
43 26 7 26 MY FOOLISH FRIEND Talk Talk N/A
44 NEW 1 44 YOUNG AMERICANS TALKING David Van Day 97
45 NEW 1 45 GREAT FIRE XTC N/A
46 50 2 46 THAT'LL DO NICELY Bad Manners 82
47 NEW 1 47 DER KOMMISSSAR After The Fire 63
48 30 6 30 I AM (I'M ME) Twisted Sister 18
49 NEW 1 49 STOP AND GO David Grant 65
50 NEW 1 50 I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES Elton John 74

U2 climb into the top ten this week from 11 to 8 with "Two hearts beat as one":


Spandau Ballet get their second Number One this week as "True" climbs from 5 to 1:


Cubfile:
The new Number One this week is Spandau Ballet with “True” – the band have achieved their second HMV Retrochart Number One following “Chant No.1” back in July 1981! “True” is also the new UK Mainstream Number One this week. Climbing inside the top ten are The Human League, U2 and Men at Work. Eurythmics are stuck at Number 7 with “Love is a stranger” and heading down are Michael Jackson, Culture Club, David Bowie, FR David and Tracey Ullman.
The highest new entry comes in at Number 28 for Tears for Fears and their third hit “Pale Shelter” following “Mad World” and “Change” into the charts!
Michael Jackson has the longest runner on the chart – his former Number One hit “Billie Jean” falls from 22 to 35 this week after 14 weeks on the chart!

Next Week could see new entries from Blancmange, The B-52’s, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Fleetwood Mac, Modern Romance, Robert Wyatt and H20 - stay tuned!

 

[Hairycub1969]

Number 27 up from 37 go Level 42 with "Out of sight, Out of mind"
RIP Boon Gould (just heard the sad news today!) and thank you for your wise words and wonderful music! For the Retrochart Club - your best is yet to come!

"Love has gone
But I will shine
Day after day
I will take what love I find"

 

[Hairycub1969]

1983 - The Stats:

The Number ones:
W/E Artist Title
01-Jan-83 Culture Club Time (Clock of the heart)
08-Jan-83 Phil Collins You can't hurry love
15-Jan-83 Phil Collins You can't hurry love
22-Jan-83 Men at Work Down Under
29-Jan-83 Men at Work Down Under
05-Feb-83 Kajagoogoo Too shy
12-Feb-83 Kajagoogoo Too shy
19-Feb-83 Michael Jackson Billie Jean
26-Feb-83 Michael Jackson Billie Jean
05-Mar-83 Michael Jackson Billie Jean
12-Mar-83 Michael Jackson Billie Jean
19-Mar-83 Michael Jackson Billie Jean
26-Mar-83 Duran Duran Is there something I should know
02-Apr-83 Duran Duran Is there something I should know
09-Apr-83 David Bowie Let's Dance
16-Apr-83 David Bowie Let's Dance
23-Apr-83 Michael Jackson Beat it
30-Apr-83 Spandau Ballet True

The Number Twos:
Artist Title Peak
The Beat I Confess 3 weeks in Jan
Eddy Grant Electric Avenue 2 weeks in Jan/Feb
Toto Africa 1 week in Feb
Orange Juice Rip it up 2 weeks in Mar
Eurythmics Sweet dreams (are made of this) 1 week in Mar
Culture Club Church of the poison mind 2 week in Apr